Children&#39;s play horse



Get. 10, 1961 E. A. YOUNG 3,003,761

CHILDRENS PLAY HORSE Filed Jan. 25, 1959 FIG. 3.

United States Patent 3,003,761 CHILDRENS PLAY HORSE Eugene Alfred Young, Vista, Calif., assignor to Dixco,

a corporation of California Filed Jan. 23, 1959, Ser. No. 788,658 12 Claims. (Cl. 272-1) This invention relates generally to childrens play horses and more particularly to a play horse head to be attached to a childs belt.

There have been numerous play horses for children, such as the commonly known stick horses and many other types of horses heads for children to use in pretending to be riding a horse and in playing western games and the like.

None of the devices so designed for children to play with provide a realistic and life-like horses head and neck acuon. In addition to this deficiency, most of such horses are provided with long sticks and the like which are dangerous and cumbersome.

I have developed a horses head arrangement adapted to be fastened to a childs belt and which gives a realistic motion through the neck and head.

Thus, it is a major object of my invention to provide a play horse head which can be attached to a belt; it is a further object of my invention to provide a play horse head which provides a realistic and life-like motion; it 18 still a further object of my invention to provide an economical and realistic play horses head which moves but is not cumbersome.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of my invention will be best understood by reading the following description in conjunction with the attached drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevation of a preferred embodiment of my invention in place upon a users belt;

FIGURE 2 is a front elevation of the same embodiment of my invention unattached to any belt or user;

FIGURE 3 is a section through the plane 33 of FIG- URE 1.

FIGURES 1, 2 and 3 display neck 10, made from a length of spring steel or the like bent with a catch 16 adapted to slide over a belt 17 worn by a person 18.

Neck curves generally upwardly and outwardly and is shaped as shown at 1-1 and 12 to provide the outline of the horses head.

A pair of ears 14 and 14a of plastic, cloth or the like are attached by glue or the like to the neck 10.

The head portion of the device is provided with a bridle 13 of plastic or the like, a bit of wire or the like attached to reins 19 of plastic or the like.

A mane 15 formed of cotton or the like is glued by adhesive material 21 to the strap 10.

Obviously, the head shape could be that of a cow, camel or other animal if desired.

It will be readily seen that a user by flexing the reins can cause the head to rear, bow or turn as desired. This provides a realistic type action for the device.

While the embodiment of my invention shown and described is fully capable of achieving the object and advantages desired it is not intended that this invention be limited by the specific embodiment shown but only as may be required by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising: a

, 3,003,761 Patented Oct. 10, 1961 flexible bar having a clip adaptable to be slipped over a belt on one end thereof and the profile of a horses head bent on the other end thereof; a bridle fastened to the head end of said bar; and reins attached to the said bridle.

2. A device of the class described comprising: a flexible rod having a clip at one end suitable to fasten upon a belt, and bent at the other end into the profile of a horses head; a bridle comprising straps about the profile fastened to said profile; a pair of triangular cloth pieces to form ears fastened at the top of said profile; and reins fastened to the lower portion of said bridle and profile.

3. A device of the class described comprising: a flexible rod having a clip at one end suitable to fasten upon a belt, and bent at the other end into the profile of a horses head; a bridle comprising straps about the profile fastened to said profile; a pair of triangular cloth pieces to form ears fastened at the top of said profile; and reins fastened to the lower portion of said bridle and profile; and a mane comprising cloth fastened to said neck.

4. A device of the character described comprising: a flexible bar fastened at one end thereof to a belt and the profile of a horses head bent on the other end thereof; a bridle fastened to the head end of said bar; and reins attached to said bridle.

5. A device of the class described comprising: a flexible rod fastened at one end thereof to a belt and bent at the other end into the profile of a horses head; a bridle comprising straps about the profile fastened to said profile; a pair of triangular cloth pieces to form ears fastened at the top of said profile; and reins fastened to the lower portion of said bridle and profile.

6. A device of the class described comprising: a flexible rod fastened at one end thereof to a belt and bent at the other end into the profile of a horses head; a bridle comprising straps about the profile fastened to said profile; a pair of triangular cloth pieces to form ears fastened at the top of said profile; and reins fastened to the lower portion of said bridle and profile and a mane comprising cloth fastened to said neck.

7. A device of the character described comprising: a flexible bar having a clip adaptable to be slipped over a belt on one end thereof and the profile of an animals head bent on the other end thereof; a bridle fastened to the head end of said bar; and reins attached to the said bridle.

8. A device of the class described comprising: a flexible rod having a clip at one end suitable to fasten upon a belt, and bent at the other end into the profile of an animals head; a bridle comprising straps about the profile fastened to said profile; a pair of triangular cloth pieces to form ears fastened at the top of said profile; and reins fastened to the lower portion of said bridle and profile.

9 A device of the class described comprising: a flexible rod having a clip at one end suitable to fasten to a belt, and bent at the other end into the profile of an animals head; a bridle comprising straps about the profile fastened to said profile; a pair of triangular cloth pieces to form ears fastened at the top of said profile; and reins fastened to the lower portion of said bridle and profile; and a mane comprising cloth fastened to said neck.

10. A device of the character described comprising: a flexible bar fastened at one end thereof to a belt and the profile of an animals head bent on the other end thereof; a bridle fastened to the head end of said bar; and reins attached to said bridle.

11. A device of the class described comprising: a

flexible rod fastened at one end thereof to a belt and bent at the other end into the profile of an animals head; a bridle comprising straps about the profile fastened to said profile; a pair of triangular cloth pieces to form ears fastened at the top of said profile; and reins fastened to the 5 lower portion of said bridle and profile.

12. A device of the class described comprising: a flexible rod fastened at one end thereof to a belt and bent at the other end into the profile of an animals head; a 2,578,682 bridle comprising straps about the profile fastened to said 10 2,733,974

profile; a pair of triangular cloth pieces to form ears fastened at the top of said profile; and reins fastened to the lower portion of said bridle and profile and a mane comprising cloth fastened to said neck.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Fernstrom Dec. 18, 1951 Vincent Mar. 20, 1956 

